Respected Canadian commentator Jeet Heer weighs in on Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, the new documentary about Art Spiegelman, the cartoonist behind Maus, the 1986 Pulizer Prize winning graphic novel of his parents’ experiences during the Holocaust of Nazi Germany. From the article in The Nation: What finally brought Spiegelman some peace as the creatorContinueContinue reading “Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Facism: Jeet Heer Commemtary in The Nation”
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NY Comics & Picture Story Symposium Remembers Jules Feiffer, March 6, 7pm EST
The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown
William Schwartz talks with Chester Brown and Sook-Yin Lee on the making of the movie version of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying For It, for The Comics Journal. From the intoduction to the interview: Sex work isn’t any less of a hot button issue now than it was ten or twenty years ago. But Paying ForContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown”
The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin
D. D. Degg of The Daily Cartoonist spotlights Seth’s comic appreciating Rea Irvin, the first art director of the New Yorker who created the magazine’s iconic look and its first cover, in its 100th Anniversary issue. Irwin’s font, design, and style defined the magazine in a way that is essential to its identity and enduresContinueContinue reading “The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin”
Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST
The 412th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Glenn Fleishman on Newspaper Comics Production in the Era of Mechanical Perfection Glenn Fleishman has spent years researching the intricacies ofContinueContinue reading “Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST”
The Comics Journal Remembers Jules Feiffer
A great tribute to one of America’s greatest cartoonists. http://disq.us/t/4somd67
Inkstuds Substack: In the Shadow of the Sun
Robin continues his search through comic bins across Canada to find Canadian Indie Comics History. Read his substack! https://open.substack.com/pub/inkstuds/p/in-the-shadow-of-the-sun?r=2ljvi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST
The 411th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday,January 28, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Mita Mahato: Comics as Assemblage Mita Mahato discusses her new book Arctic Play and the hybrid aesthetics that inform her comics. ContinueContinue reading “Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST”
Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET
The 410th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Please note that this event begins at 3 pm EDT. Nick Stember presents The Fast and the Scurrilous: On comics and cartoonsContinueContinue reading “Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET”
Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue
Thank you, Chris Burscough! From the Vouge website: Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a self-portrait. She gave herself a cool confidence: steely gaze,ContinueContinue reading “Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue”
The Toronto Comic Jam 